| The Company (ICB), is and MSC status company operating
from the Technology Park in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. It is principally
involved in information technology consulting, implementation and
research and development. The main focus is the provision of smart
card based security solutions. The solutions are based on a unique
identification technology named the Image Retrieval Identification
System (I.R.I.S.). The I.R.I.S. technology is the underlining technology
for all smart card-security applications developed by the Group as
it provides a secure method for identification that is difficult to
forge. Depending on the application, innovative technologies such
as Biometric Verification, Radio Frequency Identification, Ferroelectric
Random Access Memory (FRAM), etc. are integrated with the I.R.I.S.
technology to provide customised security solutions.
The Group's initial achievement was designing and implementing
the electronic passport. The existing product range includes: Malaysian
Electronic Passport (MEP), Smart Sentry, MyKad, Contactless Cards
and Electronics, I.R.I.S. Integrated Passenger and Tags, Baggage
Security System, Contact Cards, Digital Conferencing System, Smart
Card Readers, Smart Lock and Immigration Autogate System.
R&D is an on-going process, especially on technology integration
to develop unique smart card solutions and emerging technologies.
Current programmes are for smart card technology to incorporate
FRAM technology into I.R.I.S. technology and for I.R.I.S. technology:
to develop and adapt Facial Biometrics and Voice Pattern Recognition
processing. The above development work is targeted to ensure the
I.R.I.S. products are applicable for a wider spectrum of the market
usage and that it can be accepted globally.
In addition, current development projects cover the proprietary
manufacturing process in the production of contactless substrates
which are being used in the MEP project, Electronic Visas for use
by Immigration Departments and Foreign Embassies, Paperised Baggage
Tags using FRAM for airport baggage security, and Battery and Display
Technologies for wearable PCs. Under Smart Card Product Designs,
the current project is to develop I.R.I.S. proprietary contactless
hybrid cards, which are contact as well as contactless cards.
The Group has made seven patent applications to the US Patent
and Copyright Office, of which three have been approved. One other
patent application to the South Africa Patent Office has been approved,
while another to the EU Patent Office, is still pending. These patents
cover the I.R.I.S. Chip Operating System, proprietary techniques
and applications commercialised by the Group.
The main customers of the Group are Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia,
Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Sdn Bhd and GMPC Corporation Sdn
Bhd, accounting for more than 85% of turnover.
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